I'll go with "Practical Oracle 8i" by Jonathon Lewis, because of the conceptual revolution (havoc) the book caused in my staid dba ways. Next on the list is "Optimizing Oracle Performance" by Cary Millsap, and Jeff Holt for the deterministic methodology they brought to performance diagnosis and finally after much angst, because there really are other good books out there, "Oracle SQL High-Performance Tuning" by Guy Harrison to learn the techniques of sql tuning. Asking for only three is a little cruel though. Allan -----Original Message----- =46rom: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 12:05 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: boos As an Oracle DBA today, what would you consider the top 3 books. One might argue that the subject is so broad that there is no way to pick three books, but it does make you pick those that have been truly indispensible. --=20 .. David ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ =46AQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________________ This email is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Copying, forwarding or distributing this message by persons or entities other than the addressee is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. This email may have been monitored for policy compliance. [021216] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------